10. Report on Your Progress and Analyze

Don’t wait for the formal reporting period to provide key stakeholders with progress updates. Send a casual note to your boss informing her of some of the quick wins achieved by the team. 

Let a fellow department head know that you have tasked one of your team to liaise with one of his team on a given project. 

In short, keep up the communications! 

Particularly in your first few months, it’s far better to boldly over-communicate than wading in the other direction. 

Encourage your team to do the same, providing regular updates on their progress to you and to their peers. Incorporate this culture into your team. It raises accountability and ensures that goals are being met efficiently.